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- Collection: Capital Punishment - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Mugshot of Gee Jon
Mugshot of Gee Jon, taken in Nevada State Prison. Gee Jon was the first person to be executed by lethal gas in the United States.
Execution of H H Holmes
An illustration of Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, capturing the execution of H. H. Holmes. The scene depicts Holmes delivering his final address before being hung, sketched on-site by Newmar, an artist for The Times. This artwork…
The Last Public Execution in the United States: Rainey Bethea's Hanging, 1936
Photograph capturing the public hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky. The photo shows a large crowd gathered as attendants adjust a black hood over Bethea's head moments before his execution. Bethea, a 22-year-old Black…
The evening world (New York, N.Y.), August 6, 1890, (EXTRA 2 O'CLOCK)
Newspaper featuring the first person, William Kemmler, to be executed by the electric chair
Ruth Snyder in "Chair"
The woman in the chair is Ruth Snyder, who was found guilty of murdering her husband and was the first woman to be sentenced for execution in the Sing Sing Prison.
Execution of five deserters
Engraving of Union soldiers executing deserters via firing squad
